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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Binghamton, NY

May 26, 2021Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 2:43 PM EDT for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2021, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Luzerne County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 26, 2:58 PM EDT	HAIL 1	6 N New Columbus, PA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 255 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1196 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

029 
WUUS51 KBGM 261843
SVRBGM
PAC079-261915-
/O.NEW.KBGM.SV.W.0008.210526T1843Z-210526T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
243 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 242 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Waller, or 13
  miles northwest of Berwick, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Muhlenberg, Nanticoke, Harveys Lake, Shickshinny, New Columbus,
  Sweet Valley, Huntington Mills, Alden, Ricketts Glen State Park and
  Pikes Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4114 7628 4120 7632 4130 7631 4138 7628
      4138 7605 4114 7600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 275DEG 23KT 4122 7640 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

AJG

2 follow-up statements

966 
WWUS51 KBGM 261852
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
252 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

PAC079-261915-
/O.CON.KBGM.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210526T1915Z/
Luzerne PA-
252 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN LUZERNE COUNTY...

At 252 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fairmount Spgs,
or 11 miles north of Berwick, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Muhlenberg, Nanticoke, Harveys Lake, Shickshinny, New Columbus, Sweet
Valley, Huntington Mills, Alden, Pikes Creek and Lee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4120 7632 4130 7631 4136 7605 4114 7600
      4115 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 275DEG 23KT 4121 7632 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

AJG

030 
WWUS51 KBGM 261912
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
312 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

PAC079-261922-
/O.EXP.KBGM.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210526T1915Z/
Luzerne PA-
312 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LUZERNE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northeastern Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4120 7632 4130 7631 4136 7605 4114 7600
      4115 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 275DEG 23KT 4120 7620 

$$

AJG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Luzerne	31 min
May 26, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Wyoming	31 min
May 26, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Luzerne, Wyoming	34 min
May 26, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming	36 min
May 26, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Wyoming	31 min
May 26, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Susquehanna	34 min
May 26, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Susquehanna, Wayne	24 min
May 26, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Wayne	24 min
May 26, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Bradford	28 min
May 26, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Bradford	28 min
May 26, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Susquehanna	29 min
May 26, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wyoming	25 min
May 26, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Susquehanna	27 min
May 26, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Susquehanna, Wayne	37 min
May 26, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Wayne	44 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.